One of Leonardo's most famous works alongside The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, the Vitruvian Man's simple yet beautiful combination between science and art has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the Renaissance.
The Vitruvian Man is a pen and ink drawing created by Leonardo Da Vinci around 1487, probably during his years in Milan. An extraordinary study of human proportions, it depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions simultaneously inscribed in a circle and a square. Often called the Canon of Proportions, it's the perfect example of Leonardo's interest in proportion and the relation between man and nature.
